US and Taiwan to Hold Second Round of Economic Dialogue Next Week

US and Taiwan to Hold Second Round of Economic Dialogue Next Week
A file photo of the flags of Taiwan and United States are placed for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 27, 2018. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The United States and Taiwan next week will hold a second session of an economic dialogue launched last year in the face of increasing pressure on the island from China, the State Department said on Friday.

The announcement comes days after a virtual meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. After the meeting, Xi warned that supporters in the United States of Taiwanese independence were “playing with fire.”